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Originally Posted by red98vett  I honestly think you may have temper issues - crating him for punishment isn't going to work - and one day you may have a very timid dog that won't be able to help himself out of FEAR and you don't want that.
Hitting him was wrong and you know that - you said so yourself - but I'm more concerned over the anger you showed by shaking him - you've heard about 'shaken baby syndrom' right ? That can cause brain damage
I've been having issues with Cheri - she's much older than your puppy and when she has an 'accident' I do the ' NO CHERI' thing - pick her up and take her to her pad and tell her "THIS IS WHERE YOU DO YOUR BUSINESS".....she knows cause if I catch her looking for a spot she'll run right to her pad. I don't 'punish' her because she already knows she wasn't susposed to go on the floor. She's getting the message but I'd never hit her or get mad....when you gotta go - you GOTTA go !
Your baby is just 6 months old - still a very young puppy and what's a little poop when they give us so much love ? I suggest you try to think of the worse things out there in life we have to deal with before you take out your anger on him.....and please - don't crate him over that !! It doesnt work like a time out for real kids....
Give him time - and BIG PRAISE when he goes outside or wherever you're training him to go and be consistent. Throw a parade if you have to when he goes but eventually he'll get it.....but no crate !! that's like throwing him in jail for a crime he didn't commit - he's a PUPPY - that's what puppies DO. |
Yes I understand waht you have said. I didnt shake him like a rag doll I will never do this, I shook him once very firmly by holding hims firmly as not to do him injury and said no no no. He has long since been out of the crate he was in there for a few minutes and he acts like nothing has happened which I am glad for. We will now go for a nice long hour walk. I wont hit him again no matter how light the lash was. This is the reason I confessed because I felt terrible about it.
We all make mistakes in life and I did, and for that Iam very sorry for hitting my baby.